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Governance and Sustainability Seminar Series 2008-9 University of Westminster Between a Rock & a Hard Place: The Politics of Regulating for Sustainability The Governance and Sustainability Programme, University of Westminster, is pleased to announce its forthcoming seminar series on the politics of regulating for sustainability beginning the 4th of November 2008. Several scholars working at the intersection of governance and sustainability have examined the staggering proliferation of new regulatory mechanisms designed to achieve sustainability. These mechanisms now include an eclectic mix of instruments and means for governing, such as 'eco-labelling', voluntary agreements, environmental management standards and citizens juries, that are deployed both inside and outside of traditional government. To date, this existing research on regulation for sustainability has done important work on documenting these regulatory instruments. However, we feel that further exploration is needed of their politics and their potential for achieving a more sustainable society, and that is what this series seeks to do. Attendance at these events is free and all visitors are welcome. The seminars take place between 5:00 and 7:00 pm at the Westminster Forum, 5th Floor, 32-38 Wells Street, London W1T 3UW. RSVP Liza Griffin or Dan Greenwood at: [log in to unmask] Website: www.wmin.ac.uk/governance+sustainability Tuesday 4th November, 2008, 5 – 7 pm Professor Andrew Jordan, UEA The governance of sustainable development: taking stock and looking forwards Tuesday 18th November, 2008, 5 – 7 pm Professor Andy Stirling, University of Sussex Opening up the politics of sustainability: reconciling science, participation and power Wednesday 14th January, 2009, 5 – 7 pm Dr. Andreas Philippopoulos-mihalopoulos, University of Westminster Absent Environments Tuesday 17th February, 2009, 5 – 7 pm Ben Shaw, Policy Studies Institute Title tbc Wednesday March 4th, 2009, 5 – 7 pm Dr Mark Pennington, Queen Mary, University of London Classical Liberalism and the Case for Polycentric Environmental Law Tuesday 5th May, 2009, 5 – 7pm Dr John Barry, Queens University, Belfast Greening the Economy: Dispatches from the front line in Northern Ireland